Unraveling the Mystery of the Kingdom of Zeng

David and Tina go to Wuhan, where they examine the remains of the earliest layers of the city and the artifacts that were found there. Then they delve into the secrets of the ancient kingdom of Zeng and study the tomb of Marquis Yi and the artifacts that were found within it.

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[anitapollard]

Thank you Dr. David & Tina!! Yay 🎊 to the museum on a sunday morning!!

[j.l.emerson]

I went to the China exhibit in Seattle, Wa two or three decades ago. (Late 1990s or early 2000s) I was in awe of the beautiful artifacts on display there. We took our time & spent all day at the exhibition. It was tiring but so worth it. What impressed me the most were the bronzes. There were bronze basins that were called earthquake detectors. They were so cleverly & intelligently designed. Of course, there were hundreds of other artifacts on display & we thoroughly enjoyed our day. It was unforgettable. I only wish that I could have toured China. That will never happen because it's out of my reach financially.

[jedgarren]

22:00
I would LOVE to hear the music that all these instruments created. It's basically the ancient Chinese version of a full orchestra and I would love to go back in time to attend that concert.

[MetastaticMaladies]

I’m so envious, I’d love to go to China, my cousin lived there for about 10 years and she had great things to say. The history of the country is extensive too, it’s been such a place of civilization and culture for much longer than most along with having so much technological achievement and innovation. And so beautiful! So awesome you got to see the sword and spear in person, amazing artifacts

[westerntanager]

Wow. So many artifacts and so well preserved! I remember when I first saw these incredible "ceremonial wine vessels" 50 years ago in the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. At the time, I was an artist of about 22, and did many sketches of their Fabulous Shang Dynasty objects.

[シロダサンダー]

The aesthetics of liushutong -> birds-worm -> seal script is so chill.

[mechannel]

Absolutely love your China series. Please make more videos in Chinese archaeological discoveries

[Dragons_Armory]

Fun trivia: 盘龙城 Panlongcheng literally translates as "Coiled Dragon City" or "Lurking Dragon City"
It's quite fitting for the great round and squarish fortress surrounded by moats and rivers.

Pan 盘 basically describes the shape snakes takes when they coil into a spiral and since Chinese dragons: or Loong are almost snake like it describes them in this low posture. The translation I applied of Lurking is somewhat sinister sounding but its used is a more neutral intention. The dragon is laying low.

[daniverson]

As always, these travelogues are a delight.

[TheTarotDJ]

Very interesting! Well done! Thank you both!!✨️🌟

[jamesmccreery]

I love the attempts at pronunciation. Tonal languages are so different than non tonal languages. When english speakers try to repeat what we here, we fail to recognize the difference in tone. To the native speakers of tonal languages, we are way off, when we feel we are repeating exactly. I have encountered this many times with my Chinese and Vietnamese friends. I got robust laughter from friends for mispronouncing the name Vu. In the tone I mistakenly used, I called my friend, "boobs"!

[georgedeng]

The designs of those bronze vessels look absolutely awesome. Why don't we use similar looking designs for our cooking vessels instead of the same boring ones we use now.

[RachelPrice-kr]

I'm sure the comment about photos being prohibited for copyright reasons was just a joke, but uhh, for anyone who reads the comments that's not why. Flash photography introduces a bright flash of light to the object that it is not ordinarily subjected to under museum conditions. Light causes the deterioration of pigments. In order to maintain objects in good condition museums not only control the conditions of the lighting within the displays but prohibit the introduction of bright light (flash photography) so that colored objects will be able to maintain their quality for longer before they need to be removed from display. If everyone was allowed to take flash photographs some objects, such as textiles, would only be able to remain on display for a matter of months before being permanently retired due to discoloration from light exposure. You can often see this happen personally if you hang some brightly colored curtains in your windows for a few months - the area constantly exposed to light will become faded compared to any area that remains hidden. So, in order for many museums to keep an object available to the public, the public must sacrifice their desire for personal photographs. Plus, the flash will just bounce off the glass and cause a glare anyway.

[GizzyDillespee]

That was cool. Lots of nipple bells and hotpot. Good to see all that stuff still going on (I have a contemporary version of one of those bells).

[georgeho]

Thank you for taking time to explain every items and time line with this well presented chinese historical lesson. It would be great if those musicall instruments were able to be played by a person, so we can experience its amazing sounds albeit we are not there in person to hear the sound it makes.

[LPlFan]

Through countless autumns, I gaze with sorrow,
Through tears of rain, endless sorrow of ages,
Amidst rivers and mountains,
I see the ruins of my house, forgotten by me.
Abandoned terraces and gardens amidst rain and clouds,
Am I not merely imagining them?
The magnificent palaces and cities of the beautiful Chu kingdom,
Destroyed and in ruins, now only a pale dream in my mind.

[mechannel]

43:50 Those are definitely alien walkie talkies 😂

[brentwalker]

It's fun hearing you struggle with Chinese pronunciation. The challenge is learning both the phonetic and tonal values of each Chinese symbol/character. The vowel sound for "zeng" is more like the "u" in "but". The PRC uses "pinyin" whose entire phonetic layout is given in a chart easily available online. They are pretty easy to memorize since phonemes can be learned in like-sounding groups. An example is "zeng", "neng", "beng", "leng", "ceng", "cheng", etc. Then, when learning a specific Chinese character, you just add the tone and you're set.

[vladimircharvat]

Its pretty normal in asia to take pictures in museums. Even where is forbidden to take pictures, everyone is taking pictures and videos...

[CourtneySchwartz]

43:15 Blue paints from copper minerals, depending on which mineral, can chemically decay to a different molecule that’s green. That chemical was commonly used for blue pigment in Bronze Age China.